N E W D I G I T A L S C A P E S | V A R I A T I O N S – A link to my latest published art book
V A R I A T I O N S
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2013 was a very good year for creativity and artistic exploration: I created a series of video art pieces, that I feel stretched the potential of my imagination. That exploration also enabled me to learn a variety of technical skills in editing within the creative aspect of visual and musical composition. Check out my “Experiment: Data Complex” series. Most notably, my latter sub-series “The World” (4 videos). But I digress, the purpose of this post is to introduce my latest published book entitled:
N E W D I G I T A L S C A P E S | V A R I A T I O N S
In 2013, my photographic and digital artwork could overall, be found, in the “Variations” series. A remix of imagery that explored ambiguity, memories, dreams, and emotional constructs. The book is a total of 140 pages and features over 100 images in a large portrait format. The link above will forward you to my bookstore @ Blurb publishing. There you will be able to access a 37 page preview.
And last but not least, I would like to thank all my fellow bloggers, whose support in 2013 has been a great inspiration.
variations | into abstraction: the place where all this started, this thirst (the playground remix)
variations | into abstraction: a thoughtful moment on the horizon
It came to me
like a flash
[white
vertical
light]
ascending;
> i was,
… bound
with this thoughtful moment
of self reflection
and disappearance …
just beyond
the distant horizon
variations | into abstraction (a mirrored dream remix)
Seconds after awakening,
a mirrored moment
> my life
here and then
As we move through life, we think of friends and loved ones. Sometimes they visit us in our dreams. And seconds after awakening, we hold onto their presence … Last night I was in my grandmother’s home; Mrs. Aline Pearl Thorne, our beautiful, loving, family matriarch. Even now the dream slips from my consciousness, but the sound of her voice, and my joy in finding and embracing the familiar dinner dish she has prepared still lingers. I thought of a distant cousin, who had one time shared in this experience of family love. Distant we may be, but I can feel that across the continuum that is space and time, we share the same mirrored dream.
variations | the view across the lake (a picture never completes the thought remix)
Sometimes, no matter the view, the picture never completes the thought.
variations | seconds from a waking sunrise with you
full of reflection
the rising sun,
and your thoughts
just beyond
> waking in seconds
variations | a pattern of maps and trails
without hesitation
i followed
my map
your trail
> to the point of dreaming
variations | biking (a maps, quotes, and trails remix)
The bicycle, the bicycle surely, should always be the vehicle of novelists and poets. ~ Christopher Morley
When I go biking, I repeat a mantra of the day’s sensations: bright sun, blue sky, warm breeze, blue jay’s call, ice melting and so on. This helps me transcend the traffic, ignore the clamorings of work, leave all the mind theaters behind and focus on nature instead. I still must abide by the rules of the road, of biking, of gravity. But I am mentally far away from civilization. The world is breaking someone else’s heart. ~ Diane Ackerman
Life is like riding a bicycle – in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving. ~ Albert Einstein
After your first day of cycling, one dream is inevitable. A memory of motion lingers in the muscles of your legs, and round and round they seem to go. You ride through Dreamland on wonderful dream bicycles that change and grow. ~ H.G. Wells, The Wheels of Chance
variations | a day in the life: 12pm on Paris Mountain
It’s a beautiful day here at the base of Paris Mountain. The elevation is 1,200 feet and I plan to climb to 1,400 feet. It may not sound like much but the climb is about 2 miles. And the gradient is pretty steep. The downhill fast and sweeping. Last week, I was on the trails, and now the road. I have my ipod and will be listening Bvdub’s new cd “Born in Tokyo.”
variations | aboard our vessel, our dreams afloat
we stood together
> at sea
our dreams afloat
variations | the beautiful things we dream together
in a forever moment
an everlasting capture
… the intimacy
of a beautiful yearning
variations | a beautiful place to remember that day
It can only be,
because of the setting sun
and the hill just beyond
variations | a day in the life: 5pm dishes
In the end, sparkling clean. Just that thing we have to do.
variations | a day in the life: gas and go
It’s always about a ‘fast stop’; spinning wheels and getting the gas. With the price of gas being what it is, it’s a daily routine.
variations | a day in the life: bike and mountain
Today the mountain called. Beautiful was the color of sky and earth.
variations | a day in the life: cats and boxes
Another one of those moments here at home. Thai-G and Little Baby needing to find the smallest box possible. It’s called love in a box.
variations | a day in the life: hiking at Paris Mountain
I just got the Galaxy Note II and I love the painting software included. For this “variations | a day in the life” series, I will be using either Paint Sketch or Picsart. I will not post daily, however I hope to explore elements such as architecture, objects, personal experiences all within the constructs of my personal vision. This series is the continuation of “images for Android phones” tag. 2013 has been a year of mostly new video work and the “variations” series. I am also in the final stages of completing my 200 page book of digital art. It too will focus on this year’s “variations” series. A book of poetry, prose, and imagery. With all this going on, and with work it has been difficult to keep up with everyone’s blog. Please accept my apology. I do appreciate all the support.
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